| Discipline | Abnormal psychology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Angus MacDonald, III |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (United States) |
| Frequency | 8/year |
| 6.673 (2020) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | J. Abnorm. Psychol. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0021-843X (print) 1939-1846 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 818916111 |
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The Journal of Abnormal Psychology (formerly Journal of Abnormal Psychology and Social Psychology and Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association (APA). The journal has been in publication for over 110 years, and it is considered to be a "preeminent outlet for research in psychopathology".[1] Beginning in 2022, the journal will be known as the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. [2]
The Journal of Abnormal Psychology addresses the following major areas of focus:[3]
- psychopathology (etiology, development, symptomatology, and the course)
- normal processes in abnormal disorders
- pathological or atypical features of behavior of normal individuals
- experimental studies (with human or animal subjects) relating to the abnormal emotional behavior or pathology
- sociocultural effects on pathological processes (gender, ethnicity)
- tests of hypotheses from psychological theories that relate to abnormal behavior
- ^ "APA Journal of Abnormal Psychology". Alliant International University. January 10, 2013. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ MacDonald, Angus W.; Goodman, Sherryl H.; Watson, David (February 22, 2021). "The Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science Is the Future of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology: An Editorial". Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 130 (1). American Psychological Association: 1–2. doi:10.1037/abn0000665. PMID 33444041. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "Journal of Abnormal Psychology". American Psychological Association. January 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-10.